Eight workers have died on the job in CT since 2022. Here is what happened and what OSHA found

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

Since 2022, OSHA reported eight workplace fatalities in Connecticut, one this year, seven in 2022. They include including workers being crushed, pinned, falling on their heads and being buried in a collapsed trench. There were 10 workplace deaths in 2021 and seven in...

Supporters Pack Meeting to Press for $13.5 Million Boathouse in Middletown

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

Bonanno and Pattavina were part of a group of high school rowers and other Middletown residents who packed a meeting of the Finance and Operations Committee on Wednesday to advocate for the Common Council to place a resolution on the ballot in November asking voters...

Speed cameras doing their job on I-95 in East Lyme

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

State Department of Transportation project engineer Andrew Millovitsch estimated most drivers were going 75 or 80 miles per hour through a dangerous expanse of Interstate 95 between exits 74 and 75 before construction began this spring on a four-and-a-half year...

After lengthy delays, work begins on linear trail extension in Southington

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

Construction to extend the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail north from Lazy Lane to Aircraft Road is underway after years of planning and delays. The project, the third and final phase needed to complete most of the town’s segment of the popular linear trail, is...

All-star development team plans $841M housing, commercial project along CT River in East Hartford

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

A partnership including some of the most prominent businessmen in Greater Hartford is planning an $841 million development along the Connecticut River in East Hartford, including 1,000 apartments, 300,000 square feet of commercial space and new transport links. Port...